pandispagna

See also: pan di Spagna

Italian

Alternative forms

• pan di Spagna

Etymology

Literally, “bread of Spain”, as it was originally conceived by a Genoese confectioner in Spain (whence also the English name genoise).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpan.diˈspaɲ.ɲa/
• Rhymes: -aɲɲa
• Hyphenation: pan‧di‧spà‧gna

Noun

pandispagna m (invariable)

1. sponge cake (as an ingredient in trifles or other desserts)

Descendants

Descendants of pandispagna

• Albanian: pandispanjë
• French: pain d’Espagne
  • Greek: παντεσπάνι (pantespáni)
• Macedonian: пандишпа́н (pandišpán)
• Turkish: pandispanya